Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Sony Xperia Z Ultra vs Nokia XL

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Nokia
Announced October 2011 June 2013 February 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - July 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Purple White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
179.4 x 92.2 x 6.5 mm
(7.06 x 3.63 x 0.26 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - All Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - All Versions HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 900 - C6806 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP58 Certified - Dust and Water-proof
- Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274/MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 330 Adreno 203
RAM 512 MB 2 GB 768 MB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 6.44 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (342 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 69.15% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM Radio
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 3050 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Up to 790 h (2G)
Up to 820 h (3G)
Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)